Nelson & Associates, Inc. founded in 1987 is a woman and minority owned professional real estate firm headquartered in Mason, Ohio, with a district office in Boca Raton, Florida. Nelson & Associates, Inc. specializes in providing development, property management (USDA, HUD, PHA’s) , Section 8 HCV Program Administration, technical assistance and consulting services designed to meet the needs of affordable housing communities. Its mission and focus for the past twenty four years has been to provide quality and affordable housing to low and moderate income families.

Nelson & Associates is an Accredited Management Organization (AMO) firm. The president of the company is a Certified Property Manager, CPM, a designation awarded by the Institute of Real Estate Management. Other professional memberships held by Nelson & Associates include:

•  National Institute of Real Estate Management (IREM)
•  National Association of  of Realtors (NAR)
•  National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO)
•  Florida Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (FAHRO)
•  Council for Affordable and Rural Housing (CARH)
•  Florida Council for Affordable and Rural Housing (FLCARH)
•  Cincinnati Area Board of Realtors
•  Realtors Association of the Palm Beaches
•  Midwest Affordable Housing Management Association (MAHMA)

A list of key certifications held by Nelson employees include but are not limited to:

• Certified Property Manager (CPM)
• Licensed Real Estate Broker
• Licensed Sales Person
• Accredited Resident Manager (ARM)
• Certified Manager of Maintenance (CMM)
• Certified Occupancy Specialist (COS)
• Public Housing Manager (PHM) 
• Certified Financial Manager
• Certified Manager of Housing
• Certified Housing Specialist
• Tax Credit Specialist   (TCS)
• Certified Section 515 Specialist
• Certified Manager of Housing
• Certified Housing Quality Inspector (HQS)